Cabinet ironing board



Dec. 19, 1933.

W. HOWARD CABINET IRONING BOARD Filed July 5, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR W/LL HOW/l 9, ATTORNEY Dec. 19, 1933. w. E. HOWARD CABINET IRONING BOARD Filed July 5, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR M11. 5 Hon 4E0 BY Patented Dec. ,19, 1933 40,1

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

1,940,128 CABINET IRONING BOARD WillE. Howard, Seattle, Wash; Application July 5, 1932. Serial No. 620,756

' 2 Claims. (01. 68-10) This invention relatesto ironing boards, and it Fig. is a horizontal cross section, on line 55 has reference more particularly to what are usu-' in Fig. 4. 1 la; ally referred to as built-in ironing boards as Fig. 6 is a sectional view illustrating a latch of distinguished from the common collapsiblestand an alternative construction.

'5 types; it being the principal object of thisinven- 'Referring more in detail to the drawings- 7 69 tion to provide an ironing board having an ad- The housing provided for the board preferably justable mountingor t hi h permits th is constructed of wood. It comprises a back wall board to be raised or lowered when in working pp t d wal pp r a d lower end position to best suit the requirements of the pergalls d a tt. andtii1 door oii'gtcoyler1 ihwhitch 1s son using it, and which may be swung upwardly, as a i erwlse a F e 6i the housing provided or it. i J

It is also an object to provide a board mounting suchconstructwn not suitable or desirable, the plate of novel form which is relatively inexpensive housmg may Just as well be Outside the Wall and 15 in construction and from which the board is 2 z g sg h e f f t l l fz d o m m e inner aces o e opposi e s1 e pwqtauy Supported to permlt of an easy and-(Jpn walls len thwise' thereof are square cut grooves venient movement to and from working position. i i

More specifically stated, the invention resides in Y f Ut fi prasenuy X be descrlbed, the provisionof a housing'for the board having ig g 5 gi- A150 0 vertical grooves formed in its opposite side walls, 1 2 9 e Y l and int he provision of a board mounting plate gg gl tervlsls :ndvea ixclataliogrop gopeividgd e? its "t Dorm dlspwafd fla-fly with holes in registration with the holes a is agams't or adlacent'the back wall ofthe housing attached to the wall These holes as will res and h vi outwardly turned oppgsite edge ently be apparent serve to receive a latch vyhicl l closely 'oveflying' grooved Slate walls. of the holds the board mounting plate at various posihousing; said flanges being provided w1th outtions of adjustment Wardly pressed ribs lengthwlse h which f Vertically adjustable within the housing is the pend Within theigrooveis to retain the m0u.ntm.g board mounting plate 10. This is of substantial m placefpr velttlcaliadlqstment' l 1S length and is disposed flatly against the back 35 also provided in one side wall with veitically wan of the housing and is Vertically movable .z fgt i gggi i i g g i g g f 2 2322 2 3;; E 2 there'along in an upward or downward direction.

- i 1 A cesses to hold the board at an ad usted position. t Its opposlte slde edges the plate has outtumed M flanges 11-11. which, respectively, lie closely other b e 9 the mventmn lfeslde m h along the inner faces of the side walls 2--2", and manner of mounting the board and in the details each flange has a longitudinally formed rib 12 of construction of the plate and latch.

pressed outwardly therefrom fitting slidably 7 Still further ob ects reside in the details of con- Within the groove 7 f the adjacent n Serving t t n nd combination of pa t a mode as a retainer and guide for holding the plate in Operation, W111 heremafter e m fully functional position and permitting of its vertical scribed. I adjustment. r

In accomphshing these and .other ob ects, I Mounted on the flange 11 is a leaf spring have provided the improved details 9 construe attached at one end, as at 14, to the flange, and tion, the preferred forms of which are illustrated provided at its f ee end with a stud 15 adapted 5 in the aciomllanying drawings wh n. to project through an aperture 16 in the flange 10 Fig..1is,a perspective view of an ironing bo and to project within any one of the vertically and housingconstructed in accordance w1th the Mined holes 8 in the side wall, thus serving as present invention. i a a latch for supporting the mounting plate at a 2 is a perspectlve VleW of the board desirable height for the particular person using 0 ing plate. theboard; adjustment of the plate being made 05 Fig. 3 is a vertical, sectional detail of the mount- Simply by withdrawing t Stud, then adjusting ing P a a latch which retains the board 111 the plate to a desired height, and then releasing functional position. the spring to again seat the stud.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the housing with The ironing board 18 may be of the usual form 55 the board enclosed therein, as when not in use. and of dimensions suitable for folding into the no housing. At its base end it mounts a transverse bar 19, the opposite ends of which are slidably contained within the grooves 2020 formed in the flanges incident to the formation of the outwardly pressed ribs 12. It is preferred that this bar be mounted by folding a sheet metal plate 21 around it, then tucking the edges of the plate into slit 22 formed in the end of the board, then securing the parts together by pins 23 through the board. This construction adds stiffness to the board and prevents warping.

The board is functionally attached to and supported from the plate by a bracket comprising a pair of legs 25-25 connected by a cross piece 26. The cross piece is pivotally contained within a plate 2'? that is fixed to the underside of the board transversely thereof. The ends of the legs are pivotally attached by pins or bolts 28 to the lower ends of the opposite side flanges of the mounting plate. This bracket arrangement permits the board to swing from an upright position within the housing to a horizontal, extended position, and when in this latter position itis functionally supported by the bracket. When in functional position, the board is held level and against pivotal movement by reason of the ends of the cross bar 19 resting in abutment against lugs or stops 30 in the guide grooves 20 -20 and by reason of a supporting lug or stop 31 arranged on a leaf spring latch 32, to engage against the underside of the bar 19; the leaf spring latch 32 in this arrangement is fastened at its lower end to the plate and extends upwardly back of the base end of the bar and bears outwardly against the bar. When the board is swung downwardly from upright to working position, the bar 19 rides upwardly along the leaf spring 32 and just asthe ends of the cross bar engage the limiting stops 30, the lug 31 snaps'below the bar, thus the inner end of the board is securely held against upward or downward movement and the ing sleeves, etc., and this is hingedly attached as at 36, to the top edge of the back plate. When not. in use it is vertically extended, as shown in Fig. 4. When in use it is horizontally supported by resting against the. upper end of the leaf spring 32 which is extended to proper distance for this purpose.

In Fig. 6, I have shown an alternative form of latch device for supporting the boards. This consists. of alatch bar 40 supported hingedly from the plate by a hinge pin 41, and a coiled spring 43 is interposed back of the bar 40 to urge it outwardly. This bar is extended to serve as a support for the small board, and it also has a supporting lug 31 for the large board. 7

Assuming the parts to be so constructed and assembled, the board is used as follows:

When it is desired to use theboard, the housing door is opened, then the board is grasped by its upper end and swung outwardly and downwardly. During this movement the board pivots on the mounting bracket and finally the cross bar at its inner end comes against the stops 30 and the latch lug 31 snaps into place to hold the board in horizontal position. If the small board is to be used, it is swung outwardly and downwardly to rest against the upper end of latch plate 32.

Should it be desired to adjust the boards upwardly or downwardly, the supporting stud 15 is withdrawn from the apertured plate by outward pull on latch plate 13, then the parts are adjusted to the desired height and the spring released to again seat the stud in an aperture 8.

To close the device, it is only required that the latch spring plate 32 be depressed to release the stop 31 and the board lifted upwardly into the housing.

It is to be understood that various details of construction might be altered without departing from the spirit of the invention, therefore it is not the intention that the claims be limited only to details shown, but that they be given an interpretation commensurate with the scope of the invention.

Such devices may be built in, in new houses, or they may be made in cabinet form for attachment to walls'in houses already built. Theymay be made in various sizes and with or without the door or covering.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire-to secure by Let ters-Patent is:

l. A device of the character described, com prising a housing formed with parallel opposite-110 side walls having vertical grooves in, their inner faces, a board mounting plate vertically adjustable within the housing and. having outwardly turned opposite edge. flanges formed with outwardly pressed vertical ribs seated within the 1-15 said grooves to retain and guide the plate in its vertical movement within the housing; said ribs forming inwardly opening guide grooves in the flanges of the plate, one wall of the housinghaving a series of vertically spaced holes therein and 1 said plate having a hole therein adapted to register with the wall holes, alatch mountedon the plate having a stud adapted to extend through said wall hole and to seat in the holes to support the plate at different positions of vertical adjustment, an ironing board, a supporting bracket having pivotal connection with the board at a spaced distance from its inner end, and comprising legs that are pivotally attached at their lower ends to the side flanges of the plate, a cross bar fixed to the inner end of the board with its ends slidably contained within the grooves opening to the inner faces of the plate flanges, stops fixed within the grooves against which the ends of the rod may abut to limit upward travel, and a spring latch fastened to the plate having a stop thereon adapted to engage with the board end to support it in position for use.

2. A device as in claim 1, wherein a second board is hingedly attached'to the upper edge of 140 the plate above the first board to fold into and from thehousing and wherein said spring latch is extended to serve as a support against which WILL E. HOWARD. ,4 

